TMJ4 News: “Rugby is for everyone”

Local TV station TMJ4 visited the Lakefront 7s rugby tournament and festival today to checkout our the 35th anniversary of the event. In addition to some great team footage, TMJ4 caught up with tournament director Erik Schleicher who shared his thoughts on how rugby is for everyone.

It’s not as rough as everybody says it is.

Rugby is for everybody. The little guy. The big guy. The hipster guy. The cool guy. The fat guy. We don’t discriminate.

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A regional tradition

The Lakefront 7s is the largest summer rugby event in the United States. Hosted annually since 1982 the Lakefront 7s attracts on average 125 teams and 2000 participants from across the country and around the world.

Held on the scenic shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of historic Milwaukee, the Lakefront 7s features men's and women's brackets for all skill levels, boys and girls high school brackets, and co-ed tag rugby for athletes in middle and elementary school.